right

Middle English

/rixt/

noun
Definitions
  • A good deed, right action
  • A just or equitable action
  • A law, ruling, judgement or rule
  • A right, entitlement or privilege
  • Truth, correctness
  • right (direction; as opposed to the left)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English riht (right, legitimate) derived from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (right, straight, direct).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*rehtaz

Gloss

right, straight, direct

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

右

Emoji
👉️ 🤜

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